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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 8964141" data-attributes="member: 63"><p>I think that's a simplistic, surface-level read on the themes of TLOU2.</p><p></p><p>[spoiler="TLOU2 Themes and major plot spoilers"]It's far more nuanced than "revenge is bad." </p><p></p><p>It's more a story to reveal how we often judge what we see by first impressions of how they affect <em>us</em>, without taking the time to consider the reasoning of the other person. It's about the fallacy of believing we can make the right choice if we don't know the truth.</p><p></p><p>Consider that the psychological root of why Ellie is so hell-bent on revenge is because Joel lied to her, and she was never able to resolve her resentment of that lie, so his death did not simply steal a father figure, but forever deny her reconciliation she was on the cusp of pursuing. If she and Joel had had a healthy, honest relationship, I honestly don't think his death would have driven her to go to such lengths for revenge.</p><p></p><p>And in Abby's story, when she gains knowledge of Lev's situation, it recontextualizes for her the conflict between the WLF and the Scars. Before she dehumanized the Scars, but with knowledge came empathy and a chance to avoid violent ends.[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 8964141, member: 63"] I think that's a simplistic, surface-level read on the themes of TLOU2. [spoiler="TLOU2 Themes and major plot spoilers"]It's far more nuanced than "revenge is bad." It's more a story to reveal how we often judge what we see by first impressions of how they affect [I]us[/I], without taking the time to consider the reasoning of the other person. It's about the fallacy of believing we can make the right choice if we don't know the truth. Consider that the psychological root of why Ellie is so hell-bent on revenge is because Joel lied to her, and she was never able to resolve her resentment of that lie, so his death did not simply steal a father figure, but forever deny her reconciliation she was on the cusp of pursuing. If she and Joel had had a healthy, honest relationship, I honestly don't think his death would have driven her to go to such lengths for revenge. And in Abby's story, when she gains knowledge of Lev's situation, it recontextualizes for her the conflict between the WLF and the Scars. Before she dehumanized the Scars, but with knowledge came empathy and a chance to avoid violent ends.[/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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